Lister attachment for planters.



No. 646,235. Patented Mar. 27, I900.

J. L. PATE.

LISTER ATTACHMENT FDR PLANTERS.

(Application filed Dec. 18, 1899.)

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/NVENTO/? A EYS T Nrrn STATES JOHN LUTHUR PATE, or WAUNETA, KANsAs.

LISTER ATTACHMENT FOR PLANTERS.

SPECIFICATION fox-filing part Of Letters Patent No. 646,235, dated March27, 1900.

Application filed December 18,1899. $erial No. 740,706. (No model.)

To cLZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN LUTHUR PATE, a citizen of the United States,residing at \Vauneta, in the county of Chautauqua and State of Kansas,have invented a new and Improved Lister Attachment for Planters, ofwhich the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

One object of the invention is to provide lister-standards which areconstructed in adjustable and folding sections, so that the shovels orshares used upon the standards may be given any desired forward orrearward inclination or be lifted and held lifted out of possibleengagement with the ground, the lister-standards being of suchconstruction that they may be readily attached to the frame of anyplanter.

Another object of the invention is to so proportion the Ester-standardsrelative to the runners orshares carried thereby that they will make adeep furrow for the reception of seed, thus leaving a ridge at each sideof a planted row, the earth in which ridges in the cultivation of theyoung plants may be directed to their stalks and roots, leaving theground comparatively level.

Another object of the invention is to provide an attachment of thecharacter above described which will not in the slighest degreeinterfere with the usual operation of the planter nor with any check-rowappliance whichmay be used.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the runner portion of a planter,illustrating the improvement applied thereto, the shovel or sharefastenings being shown in both upper and lower positions. Fig. 2 is avertical section through the tongue of a planter, showing the front beamof the frame in side elevation and the improved lister-standardsattached thereto;

and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the upper section of alister-standard and through zftportion of the front beam of theplanterrame.

D represents the front cross-bar of a planterframe, which is shown asattached to a tongue or pole E.

The attachment consists, primarily, of two lister-standards or beamsthat are adapted to carry shovels, shares, or the like for the purposeof opening furrows for the reception of the seed. These listcr-standardsare located in front of the runners A and are consequently placed onenear each end of the front cross-bar D of the planter-frame, as shown inFig. 2. Each lister-standard comprises an upper section F and a lowersection G. The upper section F of the standard has the longitudinal edgeof its body portion 10 presented to the front and to the rear, and thematerial of the upper section F of each standard is twisted or othewisemanipulated to form a fiat head 11. These heads are attached to thecross-beam D of the planter-frame by means of bolts 12 or equivalentdevices. The body portion 10 of each upper section F of alister-standard is practically straight and is provided between its endswith an aperture 13 and at or near the lower end with a second aperture13, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The lower section Gof eachlister-standard is angular, the upper portion being straight and thelower portion inclined downwardly in the direction of the ground. Thestraight portion of each lower section G of a lister-standard isbifurcated, and the lower portions of the upper members F of the saidlister-standards are received between the bifurcated portions of thelower sections G, the slots producing the bifurcations in the lowersections G being designated as 14in the drawings. Each upper member ofeach lower section G of a lister-standard is provided with a transversehead 15, preferably of segmental shape, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, andeach of these heads 15 is provided with a series of segmentally-arrangedapertures 16. The lower sections G are attached to the upper sections Fof the lister-standards by means of pins 17, which are passed throughthe apand through the upper openings 13 in the upper sections F of theEster-standards, the pins 17 being provided with suitable heads at oneend and nuts at their opposite ends. Each pin 17 is provided with awasher 18, adjacent to its head, and the outer surfaces of the heads ofthe lower sections Got the lister-staudards are roughened or verticallyserrated, and the serrations on the outer faces of the outer heads ofthe said lower sections G mate with serrations on the washers 18,carried by the pins 17. Serrat-ions 19 are made on the outer faces ofboth heads 15 of a listerstandard, as these standards areinterchangeable. The lower sections Gof the lister-stan dards arefurther connected with the upper sections F by breakable pins 21,whichare passed through apertures 20 in the said lower sections of thestandards and through the apertures 13 in the lower portions of theupper sections F of the standards, so that in the event the shovels 22,shares, or other openers employed and attached to the lower sections ofthe standards should meet with an obstruction, so that they cannot pass,these pins 21 will break and permit the shovels and the lower sectionsto swing backward under the planter. The shovels may be placed in thedotted position shown in Fig. 1 when they are not needed. It is obviousthat any desired inclination may be given to the shovels by passing thepins 17 through any one of the several apertures 16 in the heads of theshovel-carrying sections G of the standards.

The shovels 22 are shown as attached to the lower sections of thestandards by bolts 23; but any suitable attachment may be employed, andin Fig. 3 these lower sections G of the lister-standards are shown asprovided each with an aperture 24 and a slot 25. The lister-standardsare braced at their upper sections F by means of bars 26, the outer endsof which are at an angle to the body, and the pins 17, connecting theupper and the lower sections of the lister-standards, are also employedto attach the braces 26 to the said standards, as shown in Figs. 2 and3, the said pins passing through flanges 27 on the braces The braces 26cross each other immediately below the tongue or pole E and areadjustably attached at their inner ends to the frontcross-beam D of theplanter-frame, the inner ends of the braces. 26 being provided withapertures 29, adapted to receive a pin or bolt 28. Thus the attachmentmay be applied to any planter whether the runners be close together orfar apart.

The length-of the lister-standards is such that the points of theshovels or shares 22 employed will extend quite a distance below thelevel of the bottom portion of the runners A, so that while located inadvance of the runners they will open an exceedingly-deep furrow, andwhen the earth falls upon the seed a ridge will be left at each side ofthe furrow, and the earth constituting these ridges may at a subsequentcultivation be thrown upon the young plants in a beneficial manner,protecting them at their roots and at the same time rendering the fieldpractically level.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. An attachment to planters, consisting of a standardconstructed in two sections pivotally and ad justably connected, theupper sec tion being adapted for attachment to the frame of a planterand having a straight body the lower section being angular, the upperportion of said lower section being straight and the lower portioninclined downwardly, and a brace connecting with said standard where itsparts are pivotally connected and adapted for attachment to the frame ofthe planter, substantially as described.

2. An attachment for planters, consisting of a standard constructed intwo sections, an upper section adapted for attachment to a planter-frameand having a straight body, and a lower angular section having astraight upper portion and a downwardly-inclined lower portion, theupper straight portion of the lower section being bifurcated to receivethe upper section, the members at the said bifurcated portion beingprovided with horizontally-elongated heads having a series ofsegmentally-arranged apertures therein, the outer faces of the saidheads being roughened, a pivot-pin passed through registering aperturesin the heads of the lower section and through the body portion of theupper section, a washer carried by the pivot-pin and provided with aroughened inner face adapted to engage with the roughened surface of oneof the said heads of the lower section of the standard, and a share orshovel carried by the lower inclined portion of the lower section of thestandard, substantially as described.

3. An attachment for planters, consisting of a standard constructed intwo sections, an upper section adapted for attachment toa planter-frameand having a straight body, and a lower angular section having astraight upper portion and a downwardly-inclined lower portion, theupper straight portion of thelower section being bifurcated to receivethe upper section, the members at the said bifurcated portion beingprovided with hori-' zontally-elongated heads having a series ofsegmentally-arranged apertures therein, the outer faces of the saidheads being roughened, a pivot-pin passed through registering aperturesin the heads of the lower section and through the body portion of theuppersection, a washer carried by the pivot-pin and provided with aroughened inner face adapted to engage with the roughened surface of oneof the said heads of the lower section of the standard, a breakableconnection between the two sections of the standard below their pivotedconnection, a share or shovel carried by the lower inclined portion ofthe lower section of the standard and extending beyond the bottom of therunner of the planter to which the attachment is to be made, and a braceconnecting said standard with the planter-frame, substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination, with the front beam of a planter and itspole ortongue, of listerstandards attached to the said front beam near each ofits ends and extending downwardly therefrom, each of saidlister-standards being located in front of the runner of the planter andcomprising an upper section rigidly secured to the said frame-beam,andalower section having adjustable and pivotal connection with the uppersection of the listerstandard, and likewise a breakable connection,andbraces connected with the said standards where their parts are pivotallyconnected, which braces cross each other at their inner ends and areadjustably secured to the frame-beam beneath the tongue or pole of theplanter, as described.

5. The combination with the front beam of a planter and the runners, oflister-standards attached to the said front beam near each of its ends,and extending downwardly therefrom, each of said standards being locatedin front of the corresponding runner of the planter and comprising anupper section having a straight body rigidly secured to the said beam ofthe planter, and a lower angular sec tion having means for attachment toa share or shovel, the upper part of said lower section havingadjustable and pivoted connec-' tion with the upper section, and bracescon'= nected at one end with the said standards and adjustably connectedat their other ends with the said front beam of the planter,substantially as described. v

6. The combination with a planter-frame provided with runners, of astandard adapted to carry a share or shovel and constructed in twosections pivotally and adjustably connected, the upper section beingadapted for attachment at its upper end to the planterframe, and a braceprovided at one end with a flange through which the pivot-pin connectingthe sections of the standard is adapted to pass, to connect the brace tothe standard, the other end of said brace being adjustably connectedwith the planter-frame, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN LUTHUR PATE.

\Vitnesses:

W. J KIRBY, O. P. B. KNIGHT.

